Fitting for flexible hose



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FITTING FOR FLEXIBLE OSE Nov, 16,

Filed lay 2, 1946 2 Sheets-Shest 1 Nov. E6, 1948.

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Wanne Macwuuam, Lake vaincu., N. J., us signor to Resistoilex Corporatiomelleville,

\N. J., a corporation of New York Application May 2, 1946, Serial No. 866,645 f s claims. (c1. ess-s4) f 2 This invention relates to fittings for ilexible invention has,in common with many otherthose, more particularly to that kind of iltting tings. a shank Ill for insertionpin the hose end, a which is permanently attached to the hose'and hex head Il for application of a wrench and a serves to connect it to apparatus with which it e /ferrule I2 which surrounds the.outslde of the is used. l l 5 hose end and is adapted to be contracted radially It has been particularly dimcult to use flexible thereon. In the embodiment shown, the ferrule hose with.certain fluids, notably those used in is of the locked type. havin@ its inner end C011- modern refrigeration equipment, for example tracted into a circumferential groove i4 at the methyl chloride, due to the fact that leaks have l rear end of the shank. This construction is occurred where the hose has been attached to preferred but the invention is equally applicable fittings. One cause of such leaks has been disto ttings in which the shank and' ferrule are covered to Ibe cold i'iow oi' the inner lining of integral or in which they are neither integral the hose where it isin contact with the shank nor locked. of the tting. e The tting is shown as connected to a pipe I5 The principal object of the invention is to pro- Which is fastened. as bysolderingfin a lcountervide fittings for such difficult applications which bore I6 in the nut il but it will be understood .are entirely leakproof, The ilttings of the inthat this is but one way of attaching the fitting vention are particularly well adapted foruse in to someother conduit and may take a-.variety of hose having an inner wall or lining of compat forms including a threaded bore in or a nipple on (compounded polyvinyl alcohol), such as that the nut and the like. disclosed in Patent No. 2,053,112, whichls ad l The invention resides in the particular. form of mirably suited for use with refrigerants and is vof the shank, in the association therewith of a coin-4 a tougher consistency than flexible rubber or pressible sleeve and in the manner in which the synthetic rubber, but the invention is not retferrule is contracted with relation thereto. stricted to use with such hose. Thisninvention Referring t0 Figs. 2 and 3, the shank -l0 is renders theJconnection between such hose and Provided at its inner end @ith Serrations or fittings leakproof even though there is a -slight annular ridges |18 for gripping the inside of the tendency to cold ilow on the part of the lining hose when the ferrule is contracted. The forwhen subjected to pressure. v ward end of the shank has a conical taper at I9, `Other objects and advantages will in part apterminating at 2,0 at Which point the shank is pear and in part be obvious from the following of substantially the same Outside diameter a`s at detailed description of the present preferredemthe high points of the ridges I8. Inwardly of bodiments of the invention, taken in coniunctio the annular ridge 20 the Shank slopes toward the with` the drawings in which: bottoni of a relatively wide circumferential Fig.l1 shows a completed fitting attached to 35 groove 2| at the rear end of which is a. square a hose end and connected to a pipe; shoulder 22. A I Fig 2 is a similar view, the ferrule being shown A cylindrical resilient sleeve 25 (Fig. 7) is Ain central section and before crimping, 'the seated in the groove 2i bybeing pushed over the sleeve of resilient material around the shank ridge 29 and it rests at its -inner end against being shown partly broken away. 40 shoulder 22. Sleeve 25 is of a thickness corres- Fig. 3 is an enlarged section through one side ponding approximately to the depth 0f the glOOVe of the wall of the hose and before crimping of 2l in which it is seated. The sleeve 25 is made the ferrule; A of a `resilient rubber-like material, the specific Fig. 4 shows the same parts as in Fig. .3 after composition of which will depend on the uids to crimping; be conveyed by the hose and on the'hardness of Fig. 5' is a greatly enlarged section through the hose,y lining. With most refrigerants a synthe outer end of a finished tting, embracing one thetic rubber such as neoprene or Perbunan has. side of the hose wall, and showing one condition been found most satisfactory. When contacted of the resilient sleeve; by methyl chloride or the like these materials F18. 6 isa view like Fig. 5 Showing the resilient 50 tend to swell. which isadvantageous for reasons sleeve under greater compression. and squeezed f which wulappear later,V out over the end 0f the shank: and with the parts arranged as shown in Fig. 2, thel Fig. 'I is a perspective view of the resilient fitting is then forced onto the end of a. hose 30. sleeve. Thehose shown in the drawing is one having Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, the tting of the 55 multiple layers, for example an outer cover a of t. 3 l rubber or I: neoprene, a double layer of braid b, and a lin c of compar. The outside diameter of the shank ill should be slightly larger than material of iowerdurometer than the hose lining the inside diameter of the hose so as to expand when the entire assembly is put under pressure the crimping of the ferrule l2 has the effector spreading the'sleeve 25 longitudinally in groove 2i so that its forward end isforced up thesiope behind theridge 20, squeezing the forward edge of the sleeve out to a` feather edge between the ridge 2U and the hos'e liner c, as best shown in Fig. 5. This forms a very effective type of seal as any uid under pressure in the hose which creeps up the slope I9 between the hose and the shank and gets under this feather edge will force it more tightly against the hose lining. Endwise fluid pressure on sleeve 25 toward the base' of the fitting will also act to thicken the sleeve 25, forcing it more tightly against the shank l and the hose lining, increasing the sealing effect.

Fig. 6 represents the condition of the sleeve 25 when the ferrule i2 is contracted slightly more than in Fig. so that the sleeve 25 is actually extruded out over the end of the shank I0, flowing under pressure along thesloping surface I9 and exposing its forward edge to the fluid in hose 30. This'likewise provides a very good seal.

Whether the condition shown in Fig.- 5 or in Fig. 6 exists. it is evident that no fluid can leak past sleeve 25 .without coming into intimate contact with it. Where the fluid has the capacity to swell the material of the sleeve, as in the case of methyl chloride and neoprene, for example. this swelling action will serve to further seal the junction between the hose and the fitting against leakage, the swelling action increasing the effec tive size of the sleeve 25. v Y

In actual use the fitting described above has been shown to be highly effective in handling refrigerant fluids under actual conditions of use, including operation under temperatures up to Z50-260 F., without any leaking.

It will be understood that many of the details herein set forth are merely illustrative of the invention which is to be" construed broadly Within the purview of the claims. f

l. In a hose assembly, a fitting comprising a ferrule vsurrounding the hosel end, a shank inserted in the hose end, said shank having a circumferential external cylindrical recess behind its forward end, a cylindrical sleeve of extendable material substantially filling and lying, wholly within said recess before being compressed, said ferrule being radially compressed upon the hose end and around said sleeve.

2. In a hose assembly, a .fitting comprising a ferrule surrounding the hose end, a shank inserted in the hose end, said shank having a circumferential external cylindrical recess behind its forward end, a cylindrical sleeve of resilient substantially filling said recess before being compressed, said ferrule being radiallycompressed upon the hose end and around said sleeve.

3. In a hose assembly, a fitting comprising a ferrule surrounding the hose end, a shank inserted in thehose end, said shank having a circumferential externalV cylindrical recess behind its forward end, the rear end of said recess terminating in a square shoulder and the forward end of said recess sloping upwardly toward the forward end of the shank, a cylindrical sleeve of resilient material substantially filling said recess before being compressed, said ferrule being radially `compressed upon the lhose end and around said sleeve.

4. In a.hose assembly, a fitting comprising a. ferrule surrounding the hose end, a shank inserted in thehose end, said shank having a circumferential external recess behind its forward end, the forward wall of said recess sloping upwardly toward the forward end of the shank, a sleeve of resilient material substantially filling said recess before being compressed, 'said ferrule being radially compressed upon the hose end with the area of compression terminating intermediate the ends of said sleeve, said sleeve being extended by said compressionat least over the said forward sloping wall of said recess and into intimate engagement with the inside of the hose.

5. In a hose assembly, a fitting comprising a ferrule surrounding the hose end, a shank inserted in the hose end, said shank having a circumferential external recess behind its forward end, the forward end of said shank having a double slope terminating at the forward bottom edge of saidrecess, a sleeve of resilient material substantially filling said recess before being compressed, said ferrule being radially compressed upon the hose end. with the area of compression terminating intermediate the ends of said sleeve. said sleeve being longitudinally extended by said compression over the double sloped end of said shank and between it and the lining of said hose.

6. In a exible hose assembly for conducting fluid under pressure capable of swelling but not di-sintegrating a rubber-like resilient compound,

a fitting comprising a ferrule surroundingthe hose end, a shank inserted in the hose end, said 4 shank having a circumferential external recess behind its forward end` the forward edge of said recess sloping upwardly toward the forward end of said shank, a sleeve of extendable material capable of swelling on contact with said fluid substantially filling said recess before being compressed, said ferrule being radially contracted upon said hose end and on said sleeve, said sleeve being extended by .said compression along the sloping end of said recess and over the forward end of said shank into contact with the fluid in the hose.

7. In a exible hose assembly for conducting fluid under pressure, a fitting comprising a ferrule surrounding the hose end and radially compressed p thereon, a shank inserted in the hose end, said shank having an external recess adjacent its forward end, a sleeve of extendable material lying wholly withinlsaid recess before compression and whereby fluid passing between the hose lining and the end of said shank will contact said sleeve and cause it t6 swell, thus sealing the fitting against escape of fluid. v

8. In a hose assembly of the type wherein a itting is permanently secured to the end of the hose, said tting comprising a shank inserted in the hose end and a ferrule radially compressed upon the outside of the hose end, the improvement which consists in forming said shank with a circumferential external recess intermediate its ends, a sleeve of extendable material at least as soft as the lining of the hose substantially illling and lying wholly within said recess prior to compression of said ferrule, said ferrule being radially compressed at least in the area overlying said sleeve. said sleeve being extended by said compression longitudinally of said shank.

WALLACE MAcWlLLIAM.

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